New spectrum management tools en route to Baghdad
The lack of spectrum management tools has hampered the fight against improvised explosive devices in Iraq, military leaders say.
Marine Corps' Mattis nominated to lead JFCOM
Mattis currently serves as commander, I Marine Expeditionary Force and commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command.
Air Force cyber command takes shape
Details on new outfit are expected as the service celebrates its 60th birthday.
Clerical error holds up Army CIO confirmation
The Senate, having caught a mistake in the Army paperwork after confirming Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson in March, wants to go through the nomination process again.
DOD takes steps to cut contract costs
House urges military to reduce spending on services through better oversight.
Joint Staff readies cyber operations plan
It will complement the classified National Military Strategy for Cyberspace Operations, an Air Force official said.
Air Force general emphasizes focus on nonkinetic warfare
Maj. Gen. William Lord said the new Cyberspace Command could help preempt armed conflicts that involve traditional weapons.
DOD studies its procurement capabilities
Procurement officials will undergo a self-evaluation to help the department understand its workforce and contracting practices.
DOD to decide on Navy HR system
England must determine whether Navy will use DIMHRS or the Marine Corps' system.
Management changes under way for DOD modeling and simulation
Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England wants to create a panel to oversee departmentwide efforts.
Assad: DOD not keen on more integrator-led programs
Shay Assad, director of DOD acquisition policy, said the use of lead system integrators raises questions of organizational conflicts of interest both for the lead contractor and the government.
Is IT security getting short shrift?
Concerned former DOD officials call for greater use of cybersecurity metrics.
Air Force seeks new ideas for support missions
It wants technologies that could offset limitations such as force reductions and budget shortfalls.
DOD, intell community to collaborate on network access control
They are preparing a memo to formalize collaboration on an authentication mechanism named attribute-based access control, a DOD official said.
Information assurance still a tough sell at DOD, ex-official says
Linton Wells says it's difficult to measure a return on investment in that area.
House axes stability ops center
Lawmakers want to cut project’s funding, surprising some.
Army extends work on deployment database
The Army intends to award DeticaDFI a sole-source contract for the continued operation and development of a database containing information about all Army deployments since Sept. 11, 2001, according to a notice posted on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site and several service officials.
Army extends work on deployment database
Under a sole-source contract, DeticaDFI will maintain and update a database that helps Army officials track and analyze information about all deployments since September 2001.
DOD expands encryption mandate
New policy requires military to protect all sensitive data on mobile devices.
Navy secretary laments continued loss of private data
In the past 19 months, Navy officials reported more than 100 incidents of personally identifiable information being lost, Secretary Donald Winter wrote in a recent message.
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